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Accepting Letters of Interest for Vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Committee

1 Position available

Position 1- shall reside outside of but within 3 miles of the corporate limits of Galena, Kansas. (updated)

Overview:

POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The planning commission and city governing body shall have all the powers and duties set forth in K.S.A. 12-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, and such other powers and duties as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law. (b) In the event the city has no city planning commission or the city planning commission lacks a quorum, the city council may exercise the duties thereof.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. The planning commission is hereby designated to serve as the city’s board of zoning ppeals with all the powers and duties as provided for in K.S.A. 12-759. The board shall adopt rules in the form of bylaws for its operation which shall include hearing procedures. Such bylaws shall be subject to the approval of the governing body. Public records shall be kept of all official actions of the board which shall be maintained separately from those of the commission. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing evidence presented, findings of fact, decisions and the vote upon each
question or appeal. A majority of the members of the board present and voting at the hearing shall be required to decide any appeal. Subject to subsequent approval of the governing body, the board shall establish a scale of reasonable fees to be paid in advance by the appealing party.

The City of Galena is always looking for dedicated residents who care about their community’s future to serve on our governing body or committees.

Letters of interest can be mailed or delivered to City of Galena 211 W 7th St. Galena, Kansas 66739, faxed to 620-783-5111, or you may fill out the form below. Deadline: March 16, 2026.

LETTER OF INTEREST FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
Name
Address
Used to verify address.
Do you live inside City Limits?
Please note that committee member shall reside outside of but within 3 miles of the corporate limits of Galena, Kansas.

City Office/Solid Waste Weather Update

UPDATE 1/27/2026 Monday and Tuesday Solid Waste routes are running today Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

City offices will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to weather conditions. For utility emergencies, please contact Public Works at 620-783-1991 ext. 9.

Solid Waste routes will be delayed. Any additional updates will be posted on our city website and facebook page.

Thank you for your understanding.

Stay safe and warm.

Christmas and New Years Office Hours and Solid Waste Schedule

City offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, through Friday, December 26, in observance of Christmas.

Solid Waste collection for Wednesday through Friday routes will occur on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30, alongside the regularly scheduled Monday and Tuesday routes.

Additionally, city offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 31, and Thursday, January 1, for New Year’s celebrations.

Solid Waste collection for Wednesday and Thursday routes will take place on Friday, January 2, and Monday, January 5, along with the regularly scheduled Friday and Monday routes.

For utility emergencies during these closures and after hours, please contact 620-783-1991.

Accepting Letters of Interest for Vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Committee

1 Position available

Position 1- shall reside outside of but within 3 miles of the corporate limits of Galena, Kansas. (updated)

Overview:

POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The planning commission and city governing body shall have all the powers and duties set forth in K.S.A. 12-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, and such other powers and duties as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by law. (b) In the event the city has no city planning commission or the city planning commission lacks a quorum, the city council may exercise the duties thereof.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. The planning commission is hereby designated to serve as the city’s board of zoning ppeals with all the powers and duties as provided for in K.S.A. 12-759. The board shall adopt rules in the form of bylaws for its operation which shall include hearing procedures. Such bylaws shall be subject to the approval of the governing body. Public records shall be kept of all official actions of the board which shall be maintained separately from those of the commission. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing evidence presented, findings of fact, decisions and the vote upon each
question or appeal. A majority of the members of the board present and voting at the hearing shall be required to decide any appeal. Subject to subsequent approval of the governing body, the board shall establish a scale of reasonable fees to be paid in advance by the appealing party.

The City of Galena is always looking for dedicated residents who care about their community’s future to serve on our governing body or committees.

Letters of interest can be mailed or delivered to City of Galena 211 W 7th St. Galena, Kansas 66739, faxed to 620-783-5111, or you may fill out the form below. Deadline: March 16, 2026.

LETTER OF INTEREST FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
Name
Address
Used to verify address.
Do you live inside City Limits?
Please note that committee member shall reside outside of but within 3 miles of the corporate limits of Galena, Kansas.

Solid Waste Overage Changes

The City Council has approved Resolution 24-23, which introduced an increase in solid waste overage rates. This change ensured the continued quality of waste collection services while addressing increasing operational costs. See Resolution attached for more details.

Recyle Bins are located behind the Galena Public Library at 210 W 7th Street and behind City Hall at 211 W 7th Street.

Res. 24-23 Solid Waste Rates

City Offices to be closed in Observance of Columbus Day

Please be advised that City offices will be closed on Monday, October 13, 2025 in observance of Columbus Day.

Please note that Solid Waste collection originally scheduled for Monday, October 13, will instead take place on Tuesday, October 14, alongside the regular Tuesday collection route.

For any utility emergencies during this period or after hours, please contact us at 620-783-1991.

Thank you for your understanding, and we wish you a safe and enjoyable Columbus Day.

Preparation for Winter Weather

In preparation for winter weather this week, we wanted to make citizens aware of some schedule modifications if the predictions really occur:

  1. All city offices are already scheduled to be closed tomorrow, February 17th, for President’s Day. 
  2. The regular council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th, will be postponed to a later date (and will be published when a new date has been set). 
  3. Mondays trash is scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday due to being closed for President’s Day. We may be delayed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays routes due to snow and below freezing temps. Worst case scenario, we will be caught up on all regular trash days next week. We will not be charging anyone for trash overages for next week or the following week.

All updates and modifications will be posted on the City website and Facebook page. Dispatch will run 24/7 regardless of weather. Again, this is solely in anticipation for severe winter weather. If we do not get what is predicted then it will be business as usual. 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we (hopefully) close out the winter season. Check in on your friends, family and neighbors during this cold stretch. And keep our first responders and city lot crew in your prayers as they brave these cold days. 

Take care,

Ashley Qualls Groves 

Toys For Galena Kids 2024

The Galena Police Department hosted their annual boot block on Friday December 6th and raised a little over $2500. These funds are spent each year bringing each student at Spring Grove a gift from Santa and his elves.

Any added funds that we receive the Police Department and Clerks office team up and adopt Galena families each year and shower them with gifts from Santa and his elves. We appreciate all the support from area businesses and residents. Without you we would not be able to bring smiles to all of the families.

If you were unable to stop at the boot block, donations of new unwrapped toys or monetary can also be brought to the Galena City Clerks office located at 211 W 7th St. or monetary donations can be made online at https://galenaks.frontdeskgworks.com/plugin/payments/guest-payments-session.html Select Toys for Kids Donation and make any size donation. Credit Card fees do apply.

Donations can be made in house until 12/13/2024 at 4:00 pm and online until 12/15/2024.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

City offices closed for Thanksgiving

The city offices will be closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024 for Thanksgiving.

Thursday Solid Waste Route will be picked up on Monday, December 2, 2024. Friday Solid Waste Route will be picked up on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

For utility emergencies please call 620-783-1991.